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Leech-proof socks

To: "Graham Turner" <>
Subject: Leech-proof socks
From: "Dave Torr" <>
Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 14:28:55 +1000
Our local guide in Sri Lanka last year rubbed soap on our boots and socks
and that seemed to work pretty well... But he wet the soap first!

On 26/03/07, Graham Turner <> wrote:

I've always used soap for domestic leeches, just rub a cake of dry soap
over
the legs or where ever I think they might be a problem.

Has anyone tried this for Asian leeches or are they immune to such stuff?

Cheers
Graham Turner

> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Leech-proof socks
>
>
> Marj and I are heading off to peninsular Malaysia for some birding
(Taman
> Negara, Fraser's Hill, Kuala Selangor). We would like to buy some
> leech-proof socks before departure. Can anyone advise where to purchase
> them
> in Australia? Alternatively, can they be bought at Taman Negara?
>
>
>
> Neville
>


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